Two-Piece Propeller Shaft

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The procedure to measure the propeller shaft angles involved with a two-piece propeller shaft is the same as those for a one-piece propeller shaft. The following additional conditions also apply:
- The front half-shaft must be parallel to the rear axle pinion gear shaft.
- The front and rear half-shafts must be offset by a minimum of 1/2 of a degree. From the transmission/transfer case output shaft and from each other.
- Excessive variation in measurement angles of A, B or C indicate propeller mix-alignment.
- Vertical alignment of a two-piece shaft at the yokes should be greater than one-half degree and as close to one degree as possible.